Gwinnett Gets New Swift Water Rescue Truck

On Dec. 11, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved funding for a new swift water rescue truck to be based at Fire Station 14 in Buford.

The $229,461 vehicle is designed to transport rescue crews and equipment to emergencies on the Chattahoochee River or Lake Lanier and will be funded through the 2009 SPLOST sales tax program. 

Also on Dec. 11, Gwinnett commissioners accepted a $20,000 grant from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency to replace tools and equipment used on the Search and Rescue truck based at Fire Station 24 near the Mall of Georgia and a $16,764 grant from the Georgia Trauma Care Network to help replace trauma-related emergency medical equipment used by firefighter/EMTs throughout the county.

See full details on Buford Patch